i2P2M - International Institute of Projects and Program Management, a non-profit company was incorporated in 2008 as a Section 25 company of the Companies Act 1956 (now Section 8 company under Companies Act 2013) with the vision to equip project leaders, managers and professionals across all sectors - public and private sector companies, central and state government and research institutions to handle the complexity of tomorrow. It's aim is to build their Knowledge, Competency and Leadership through comprehensive learning with it’s application at the workplace with exposure to best practices, relevant case studies, real time computer based simulations of complex project and leadership scenarios and sharing of experience and success stories with industry stalwarts from India and abroad.

i2P2M has two major streams. One stream is in providing the International / Executive Diplomas in Project Management (I/EDPM®) in association with the The George Washington University School of Business, Washington D.C., USA which is a leading university in the field of project management. The second stream relates to administering of project management certifications for individuals. The training for these certifications is available through separate training organisations.

i2P2M has realised it’s Vision with astounding success. It has set a new benchmark globally in it’s I/EDPM® diploma. The 16 Uniqueness of the I/EDPM® program is at the core of this accomplishment. i2P2M has revolutionised project management by transforming Learning to Competency Development and thereafter its application at the workplace resulting in measurable benefits and documentation of the best practices. It deploys resources from IITs, IIMs, stalwarts from India & USA and reputed training organisations for the I/EDPM program. Till Class of 2019, 1017 professionals from 114 organisations have gone through the I/EDPM program held in India and USA. In EDPM Online program 2020, we had 49 organisations including 39 new entrants - a record for the EDPM Online program. We had 49 participants from 6 countries in 2020 as against only India.

i2P2M is the only Indian company which has international accreditation in project management for it's Certificate In Project Management credential.

IAF- International Accreditation Forum

NABCB – National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies under Quality Council of India (QCI).

i2P2M's realisation of it's vision with astounding success was possible due to the continued encouragement and support of i2P2M's Academic Industry Council (AIC) i2P2M which provides strategic direction and policy framework. The AIC has distinguished individuals from Academia, Industry, R&D organisation and Representatives of Ministry of Power, ISRO, Assocham, IITs and IIMs.

i2P2M is one of the four global certification bodies for project management that currently administers nine well known Project Management Certifications. The syllabus for it’s flagship credential, the Certificate In Project Management launched in 2008 is very comprehensive and covers 8 project life cycle phases with latest globally used tools and techniques, common global PM nomenclature, Soft skills as well as India specific coverage on Health, Safety, Environment, CSR and Contracts. The certification methodology is also very robust and i2P2M is the only global PM body that has negative marking as well 4 separate sections in the paper that must be passed independently.

i2P2M administers the following nine well known Project Management Certifications:

  • Certificate In Project Management (CIPM)
  • Intro Certificate In Project Management (IntroCIPM)
  • Certificate In Project Risk Management (CrtPRM)
  • Certificate In Earned Value Management (CrtEVM)
  • Certificate In Agile Project Management (CrtAPM)
  • Certificate in Project Management Essentials (CrtPME)
  • Certificate In Agile Project Management (CrtAgPM)
  • Certificate In Project Management with Specialisation in Road Transport (CIPM-RT)
  • Certificate In Project Management with Specialisation in Health Care (CIPM-H)

Member of Academic Industry Council (AIC) of i2P2M

(2011) 39 Senior Professionals of IEDPM Program from 17 Companies at NASA Headquarters Washington D.C. & (2018) 188 Participants from 42 companies of the I/EDPM Program in Delhi


The International Executive Diploma in Project Management (IEDPM) and the Executive Diploma in Project Management (EDPM) is offered by i2P2M in association with:

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In addition to the diploma, participants will also acquire the well-recognized Certificate in Project Management (CIPM) and the Certificate in Project Risk Management (CrtPRM). They will also get exposed to the world class Real Time computer based Simulations from Prendo Simulations of U.K. on two key topics - Project Leadership and Managing Stakeholders. Prendo Simulations are used world-wide by leading Business Schools such as Wharton, INSEAD, Oxford and MIT Sloan as well as leading companies like Google, Goldman Sachs, Shell, Bechtel, Oracle, Petrobras, United Nations etc. These well established Certificates and Simulations add further Value to I/EDPM, thus making this Executive diploma globally unique.

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